opisthion

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noun

The middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.

OriginNew Latin opisthion ← Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος →
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Meanings

nounopisthion (plural opisthia)

plural opisthia

  1. anatomyThe middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀπίσθιος“rear, behind”
  2. New Latinopisthion
  3. Englishopisthion

From New Latin opisthion, from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios, “rear, behind”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “at the back, backwards”). By surface analysis, opisth- + -ion.

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Translations

Arabic أُخَيْرَى
  • أُخَيْرَى (ʔuḵayrā)Translations
Czech zaspodník
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Latin opisthion
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APA

opisthion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisthion

MLA

“opisthion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisthion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opisthion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisthion.

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